30 Mar 2010 : Sg Lalang Shop House on Fire!!

Around 1AM, almost get into dream, thn got a call from capt asked to help out to move away the tree which fall on the middle of road after strong wind at yesterday evening. Just we cut the third branch, my capt phone ring and be informed there is house at Bandar Baru, Sg Lalang.

Immediately we drop this three moving mission then run home get our pant and other PPE then rush to the location reported. While on the middle of the way, other teams told the fire have been covered. Thus, we off the siren and slowly move there.

When we reached there, surprisingly we found government FD has assign 3 fire engines and other VFD was there too. At there we can see burnt tires in front the shop house and that shop house had been little affected. After been observe while and we can't do anything then we leave and continue our tree moving mission till 3AM.

29 March 2010 - Wood factory on fire....

By 7 something at the late evening, I was waiting for my favorite mee goreng as my dinner after long journey back from class and was listening to the conversation of PTT device. Suddenly SP Leong shout: "Everybody hold on, there is factory fire at Bakar Arang". I was thinking should I wait for my mee goreng to get done? When his voice get serious then I was told the boss that my dad will collect these mees and I have to urgently leave for the fire.

I run home,get my pant and car key, jump into car, on the hazard signal and rush to the meeting spot. While I been there, we found we don't have key to unlock the gate. I was just"Oh Damn". Luckily my friend asked his family to send in the key. Then we jump into the truck and get ourselves with the fire jacket and helmet.

When we reached there,three of government fire engines and another VFT were there and the fire is under-controlled. Then we move to the backside of the factory to give support. This time, our job is to spray the water to cool down the transferring track which believed burning inside it. This is to prevent further increase of the temperature which will upgrade the fire. When staff of the factory broke the track,the government fireteam take over our job and we leave.

While we getting out the factory, we found government Skylift was there and on operation already. This is first time for me to see Skylift operating at fire scene. Too bad don't have chance to take photo since we are leaving.

Here some pics...

19 Mar 2010 : SMK Bedong on Fire!

After few days around here was peaceful without fire, here came a call while I hanging looking on my pc around 6 something at the evening. The call received at 6.53pm from a teammate of Bedong Voluntary Fire Team, BVFT through PTT device. Since his voice sound nervous, I'm expected something bad happen and rush to our meeting spot once he told there is fire on a secondary school.

Our truck depart once there is enough people. Once we reached there, fire engine of BVFT and government one already there. And because limited of water source, thus we can't do anything except standby to support those doing the job.The fire was under-controlled within 10 mins and there is 10 fire engines reached, 7 are belong voluntary fire teams who came and ready to support.

Below are fire scene photo take from

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=212505&id=403566853834

10 March 2010 - Busy evening

Just had my operation reports done by 6 something then going to have my lunch (yup, just lunch). While i sit on the dinning chair, i hearing my team is responding to a call. Damn, PTT service again missed the important message. Well, it just a forest fire at Bakar Sampah (kind of huge fire), so I just continue my lunch. While I wanna get my first "mouth" of my lunch, my PTT device tell, "There is house fire in Taman Intan". Holy shit!! Have to delay my lunch again.

I run out my house, get on my bike and take my PPE from my car bot. Then stress my bike to the limit, hmm... at the same time I felt my bike is getting older and older. It's terribly slow. After about 10 mins, I reach there and contact friend for another team to locate their position. After meet him, he told just a small little grass fire. Damn, how could they report is a house fire (i mean the person who call to report)!! Then I follow their fire truck back to the fire scene of first call, Bakar Sampah. On the middle of way, another call reporting the is explosion happen in a shop house at Taman Batik. But we don't move there but back to Bakar Sampah to help our teammates cause there didn't cause serious fire. While heading it, I nearly get a ticket from police cause break the red light, but the police let me go later when he know I rushing responding a fire. Haha.

While I reach there, the fire almost undercontrolled. After pouring some water on those dry trees then we end our task here. My team is moving to explosion scene while me and another teammate were heading home due to safety reason (sky is going dark and my bike don't have headlamp. XD). On the middle of way we going home, we found a little fire happen beside the SP Golf Club. We asked support from another team fire tender cause we can't find any water source here (my team truck don't have tank).

After I reach home and bath, actually my teammates is responding to another fire which happen at Taman Arkhid, forest fire again. Gosh, so many cases (4 forest/grass fire and an explosion) with a short evening. My friend who been the explosion scene show my some photo taken over there. It really shocked me. Newly built shop houses just destroyed like this by a explosion only.

Double storey  shophouse now become single storey.

 

Nearby shophouses are seriously affected too.

7th Mar 2010 - 3 Calls

1st Call
While I enjoying my sweat dreams at afternoon, noise sound of PTT is awaken me. Once i heard there is fire at Pekan Lama, Sungai Petani, then rushing take my personal equipment run toward my bike. But middle of half way before reach the meeting spot, our crew which reached told the fire is under-controlled and we no need to respond. Then I walk into my room, turn on my lappie and online.

2nd Call
After a while, about 1.05PM something, another call was received which reporting about rubbish fire in our own area. Then again I pick up my things and get my bike to looks for the fire scene. When I was there I see only smoke but no fire, but the owner there request us to completely pull it of cause their scared it will burn again as it was happen second time. Thus, I called my teammates to bring over the fire trucks as the owner requested. After set up all necessary stuff, then we start pour water everywhere which possibly will burn again. It wasted us about one hour to done it. Then, I buy some coconut water and continue online at home.

Last Call
Last call of the day, a teammate reporting there is huge forest fire at Pengkalan Bujang and another fire team is heading it. Then, my captain decide respond to it to support that team. Again have to rush out, but this time able to reach the meeting spot and rush to the fire scene with the truck. But we are not reach there, cause on middle of the way, the fire was covered and we decided to turn back.